May 1st, 2016

COLLECTION A word of thanks for your generous response to the needs of the parish. Last Sunday $9,083 was received in the offertory baskets at Mass and $3,389 was received through parish pay.... for a total Sunday offering of $12,472. A second offering of $4,276 was collected to support Ecuador after the earthquake. Again, thank you.
Amoris Laetitia Course The Pope's latest document is groundbreaking, and indeed, controversial. The print version will be available the first week of May. Fr. Michael Holleran will be offering a Saturday morning course to explain, interpret and discuss the document.
When: May 14th, 28th, and June 4th, from 10:30am to noon,
Where: the Merton Center of Notre Dame's Church (405W 114th Street, NY, NY)
Share Your Voice: Take Our Parish Survey Whether you are a long-standing parishioner or newcomer, you are invited to share your voice and help plan the future direction of our church by participating in a Parish Survey.

All parishioners are encouraged to complete the Parish Survey to assist Blessed Sacrament in its long-term planning. The results will be used to develop a pastoral plan and vision to better serve parishioners and our community.

Beginning May 14, the survey, which consists of multiple-choice and open-ended questions, will be distributed during all Masses in both English and Spanish. Parishioners are encouraged to complete the survey before the end of Mass for collection by Parish volunteers. The survey will also be available online at
www.blessedsacramentnyc.org.

Please complete the online survey and return paper surveys to the rectory by May 31.

For more information, contact Caitlin Marcoux at
caitlin.kelly.marcoux@gmail.com or 412.737.3421.
The Body-Subject: Workshops for WomenThe Body-Subject is a workshop for women who wish to foster compassion toward self and body. Sadly, we live in a consumer society saturated with messages that we must have a ‘perfect’ body. In order to achieve the ‘perfect’ body we are encouraged to take steps that drive profits for body-related industries but also require us to see ourselves as lacking and unacceptable.
The Body-Subject therefore invites women to come together to think about how our culture shapes our experience and how we might gently pave the way for a kinder, non-judgmental relationship with ourselves.

Approved by the Women’s Therapy Center Institute (WTCI) and Endangered Bodies New York, the
Body-Subject is a six-week psycho-educational workshop facilitated by Alison Afra PhD. Activities include doing media analysis, discussing psychological research, exploring the philosophy of embodiment, personal reflections, sharing stories if desired, bodily meditations, yoga, and more. For further details or to register, contact
alisonafra@gmail.com. Alternatively, leave your number at the rectory to have Alison call you.

The six-week workshop is recommended over the intensive one-day workshop. However, the latter is on offer to those who cannot commit to six weeks. Places are limited so register fast!

Group A
06/14/2016 to 07/19/2016
Tuesday evenings from 6.30 to 8pm

Group B
06/16/2016 to 07/21/2016
Thursday mornings from 10am to 11.30am

Group C
07/01/2016
Saturday from 9.30am to 5.30pm

Location: Upstairs in the rectory.

Fee: Individuals are welcome to decide how much they want to / are able to donate. All proceeds go toward the work of Church of the Blessed Sacrament.

Who?:
The Body-Subject is open to women from all walks of life.
NYC Catholic Families Meetup Group Parents are invited to join our NYC Catholic Families Meetup Group. We are +130 families striving to raise our children in the love and knowledge of Christ. In addition to seasonal events, we host "night out" events for mothers and fathers here at the rectory.
For more info:
www.meetup.com/NYC-Catholic-Families/

Thinking and Praying with Pope Francis, A West Side Deanery initiativeThe Pope's call to Ecological education and spiritual conversion: What can be done?

Approach and action workshops
When: Tues May 17 at 7pm, doors will open at 6:30 for an Encountering coffee

Where: St John the Baptist Church (30th St btw 7 and 8 aves.)
This workshop series will be concluded by a teaching from Fr. Michael Holleran on June 1st.

Recommended reading: Laudato Si chapters 5 and 6
Participation to previous workshops not necessary50th Anniversary Couples celebrating their 50
th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2016 are invited to attend the Annual Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St. Patrick, Saturday, June 25
th at 1:30pm or Sunday, June 26
th at 2:00pm. Pre-registration is required. Please contact your parish for registration. The closing date to register for the Mass is Tuesday, May 24
th, 2016. This event is sponsored by the Family Life – Respect Life Office of the Archdiocese of New York. If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Family Life – Respect Life Office at 646-794-3188